First spin of the Land Rover, HAM RADIO and Baby Tarheel antenna

After I repaired the Land Rover (mostly with help from my brother) and installing the Baby Tarheel antenna I take the truck out for a spin.
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[@claudio6493]

Great! It's the only way to listen to the Hf bands with 0 rf noise! LUCKY YOU! Keep it up! 73

[@garyhinson3876]

don't give up faith, one day the sun will shine and you will get a once in a lifetime contact, LoL, still love the vlogs, thanks M0IUQ

[@adelarsen9776]

Fun fun fun :-) Happy days.

[@mikes6844]

Love it, just carry on doing what you are doing and enjoy. 👍🏻 73 M0AZE

[@TheNoCodeTech]

I dig this

[@mattdixon5299]

Nice video Carl. Enjoyed very much. A discovery makes a perfect mobile machine!

[@wayneskiba1237]

Happy to see that you are up and running in the Land Rover, very nice set up and I am very impressed, also nice scenery, as always.

[@NICKGAR7]

Maybe stick a simple power/SWR meter inline so you can easily see what’s going on including that you have power going out... my ham mate Roger OHH lives up there, mainly 6m-23cms tho. Have fun. Enjoyed the video. Cheers

[@adisadler1801]

I run mine via a 2 way switcher box and my mfj 259 quick and easy

[@Tommyr]

Good to see you out there hamming again Carl! Have FUN!

[@101blog]

Great to see you out again, now you have the bigger vehicle the rigs can get bigger too ;-)

[@johnk8091]

Well done for the install Carl. I have used the Little Tarheel for many years mobile, more than 10 years, great antenna. I have mine setup with the tuning interface - can't remember the company, but I just push the tune button on my IC-7000 or IC-7100 and the antenna knows to go up or down. It automatically stops raising or lowering at the lowest SWR point which is usually less than 1.2:1 on all bands.

[@M0SZT]

I've just seen one of those in action it's ideal!

[@MrStangman1]

Is it the Turbo Tuner....I'm thinking of going that route 👍....Mark...m0mco

[@johnk8091]

@@MrStangman1 No, not the Turbo Tuner. Mine is made by "BetterRF". I have two of them. But the company stopped production of them about 8 years ago. It really is convenient - when it senses that it is close to minimum SWR, it drops the voltage to the motor to slow the motor down. In this video you will see that Carl struggles to get to the sweet spot using the manual switch, he overshoots it. With the BetterRF (and the Turbo Tuner), if you put the rig into multi meter mode, you can see the SWR drop, and the motor slows down as it hones in on the sweet spot.

[@andyM7XTT]

Nice to see you out n about again especially in your normal weather conditions 🤣🤣can you show us on your next one how you tune that antenna please carl as I just bought one but waiting for delivery of my radio.cheers mate n try n keep dry lol

[@ziyayergok6090]

ı realy lıke to enjoy your vıdeos Carl...73 de ta3le...

[@CaptainK007]

If the headlights dim wind the power back a bit 😂👍

[@robertmitchum2972]

I have basically the same antenna. Mine is made by High Sierra, but it ilks identical to yours... Fabulous Antenna! I’ve worked all over the World with it and a Barefoot IC-9000. If you use it with a Mag Mount, your going to probably have to add Ground Straps to the base of the Tarheel. I did with mine. (Didn’t tune correctly without them)

[@AndyWragg]

Glad the truck is fixed Carl. It's all coming together now, but maybe consider shorter cables? Conditions are crap right now, hope things pick up for the weekend, I'm back at Haddon Grove and will be on air doing POTA from mid afternoon on Saturday. All he best buddy 73.

[@garyh8315]

You should see the set up in a Disco from one of the POTA Ops...... a shame I can't add pics

[@andydainty6055]

The tarheel always seems way to complicated, compared to the ATAS120a which I use with the FT857D. It's a case of screw antenna on and press tune on the radio.

[@K1STG-Fred]

Nice setup. I recently bought a used Range Rover also for radio fun. No radios installed in it yet.

[@robertmitchum2972]

10 Meters was open here by me in the States this past weekend. 6 watts QRP and I was working stations on average a thousand miles away in the Midwest. 20 was open too! Tried working a station In Alaska... But from Northern New York to Alaska, 6 watts was just not having it,! Next time out, I’ll try the IC- 7000 on my Radio/Camping trip. Small, All the bands, and a hundred watts on HF. Gonna need a bigger battery!

[@simonj48]

Feels like there is a radio op up on mow cop every time I go up there now. If it's not licenced amateurs, it's the CB guys or like today a couple on PMR for the 8@8 net. Can't fault them though, it is really good places to get out as long as you're not overloaded from the radio masks just behind the castle folly. The Ash Inn down the road has a large car park as well, nice take off point and is (was) popular with CB eyeballing.

[@DK5ONV]

The IC-7200 was my best buy ever

[@USXPOP]

This is not to be a criticism of your setup and once you get it all sorted out it will be quite nice. Now there seems to be a lot jiggery-pokery in getting everything just right. Trying and improving is the name of the game. Keep trying and it will fall, into place. The rack setup behind you is an excellent idea. On the plus side, you don't have to be out in the weather.

[@Dr-T]

Wires are the portable operators nightmare! Reduce Reduce Reduce. If you don't, you will have problems when you least want them. (But of course you know that) I'm interested in how you have your antenna mount grounded? you could be losing lots of watts -- and thinking that because you have a nice you have a 1:1 SWR the antenna is radiating well. (A 50 ohm resistor will give you a 1:1 swr but you won't radiate much signal.) HF mobile screwdriver antennas are not easy to set up or use. Whatever, its great to be out portable :-) 73 Bruce G4ABX

[@M0SZT]

Yep there's too much mess ATM as I'm picking up RF in them as I potter about trying things out. The Tarheel is mounted to the roof rack which is connected to the roof and therefore frame. There are some options around increasing the metalwork still. I'm getting contacts nice and easy but have more tweaks and mods to do.

[@Dr-T]

@@M0SZT Good idea to mount the antenna on the roof. It's important that the roof bars of your roof rack are bonded together and to the vehicle metalwork. it has a HUGE effect on RF around the vehicle and radiation efficiency. My Roof is aluminium and 'bonding' is via pop-rivets (as are all Defender panels on my 1984 LR90) At least with the Disco you have some steel to work with :-) 73 Bruce G4ABX

[@DK5ONV]

Hello Carl, good to hear your Land Rover is fixed. Come over get me and lets go for some portable outdoor activities in the Fields. Germany became Englands biggest competition rain wise, it'ss raining here since 2 weeks. No floods or mudd slide yet thx god but it slowly sucks dealing with the grey in grey sky and thunder & lightning. Happy sunday evening to you. 73's de your Friend Uncle Guenter, DK5ONV

[@Ei2iP]

I have the Tarheel 200A, pile up buster...

[@denniswofford]

So did the "Old One" have a birthday around the time you shot this video?

[@MrStangman1]

Hi Carl...I look forward to your videos and I find them very informative 👍...Where did you get your Tarheel from ?...Keep up the good work 👍....Mark..m0mco

[@M0SZT]

Thank you. Radio world.

[@stevereichert1292]

This dude seems like a genuinely nice person.

[@Boediprasetya]

Waynot permanent installed in u car?

[@M0SZT]

Thieves

[@Sky1]

Just get a Yaesu with an ATAS and call it a day

[@sv1dkd]

Hi Carl! Congrats on your setup! I use the Little-Tarheel II on my Jeep and it works fabulously! Here are a couple of vids from my setup: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmbPpmWceJ6jeKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGmUopymZdlll5I Full hi-res install pics are on my qrz.com page! Cheers mate!!! 73!